Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].G.Nicholson and Company, 1795 |
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... face as yellow as saffron , dropt a knee to the altar , which fronts the entrance , and crossed himself most devoutly ; as soon as he had ascended the first flight of stairs , a porter habited in black opened the tre mendous barricade ...
... face as yellow as saffron , dropt a knee to the altar , which fronts the entrance , and crossed himself most devoutly ; as soon as he had ascended the first flight of stairs , a porter habited in black opened the tre mendous barricade ...
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... face were washed , and a short jacket of coarse ticking thrown over him , and the messenger with an assistant taking him each under an arm led him into a spacious chamber , where at the head of a long table sate his excellency the ...
... face were washed , and a short jacket of coarse ticking thrown over him , and the messenger with an assistant taking him each under an arm led him into a spacious chamber , where at the head of a long table sate his excellency the ...
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... face again till he had executed his commands . " " Nicolas boulted out of the porch without taking leave of the altar , and never checked his speed till he found himself fairly housed under shelter of his own be loved brass basin ...
... face again till he had executed his commands . " " Nicolas boulted out of the porch without taking leave of the altar , and never checked his speed till he found himself fairly housed under shelter of his own be loved brass basin ...
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... face had been continually burning like a firebrand , and I was just beginning to recover myself , and to feel comfortably cool , when an un- looked for accident , rekindled all my heat and blush- es . Having set my plate of soup too ...
... face had been continually burning like a firebrand , and I was just beginning to recover myself , and to feel comfortably cool , when an un- looked for accident , rekindled all my heat and blush- es . Having set my plate of soup too ...
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... face with that ill - fated handkerchief , which was still wet from the consequences of the fall of Xenophon , and covered all my features with streaks of ink in ev- ery direction . The Baronet himself could not sup- port this shock ...
... face with that ill - fated handkerchief , which was still wet from the consequences of the fall of Xenophon , and covered all my features with streaks of ink in ev- ery direction . The Baronet himself could not sup- port this shock ...
Términos y frases comunes
ADVENTURES alguazil BAGPIPER Balaam beast boatswain bottle British call'd called captain Casafonda CHAMPANTE & WHITROW cheerful cried dinner doctor Dumpling Dick Edmonton EDWARD PERCIVAL MERRITT eyes FAMILIAR PIECES father fellow forceps frigate hand happy HARVARD COLLEGE hast heart holy honour husband Igad inquisidor Inquisition Jewry-street John Gilpin king knave KNOTT Lady Fanny Shirely laugh leathern Leonora letter Lisbon live Lombard-street Madrid magistrate master merry mind misfortunes mule never Nicolas de Tolentino Nicolas Pedrosa Nicolas's night nutmeg Palace-street parish pity your soul poor PRINTED BY G prison prize Quito quoth Nicolas replied Nicolas replied Pedrosa ride Saint Nicolas shame shepherd ship Sir John Sir Thomas soldier soon sooner Spain Spaniard Spanish Splendid Shilling stop sure Tagus tell thee thing tion tongue town walk whilst wife wine wretch Xenophon zounds
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Página 2 - My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue !) An horrid chasm disclose, with orifice Wide, discontinuous ; at which the winds Eurus and Auster, and the dreadful force Of Boreas, that congeals the Cronian waves, Tumultuous enter, with dire chilling blasts Portending agues.
Página 4 - I whipped the pudding into my mouth, hot as a burning coal. It was impossible to conceal my agony; my eyes were starting from their sockets. At last, in spite of shame and resolution, I was obliged to drop the cause of torment on my plate. Sir Thomas and the ladies all compassionated my misfortune, and each advised a different application. One recommended oil, another water; but all agreed that wine was best for drawing out fire; and a glass of sherry was brought me from the sideboard, which I snatched...
Página 1 - I fell upon my knees, begged his worship's pardon, and began to give a full account of all that I knew of my breed, seed, and generation; but, though I gave a very...